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To formulate a scaleup methodology that extends absolute permeability tensors to effective phase permeability tensors for two-phase fluid displacement in heterogeneous porous media.

December 1, 1996SPE Journal

The Scaleup of Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media Using Phase Permeability Tensors

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To formulate a scaleup methodology that extends absolute permeability tensors to effective phase permeability tensors for two-phase fluid displacement in heterogeneous porous media.
Formulated mathematical tensor scaleup techniques valid under capillary equilibrium conditions as well as across arbitrary viscous-to-capillary and viscous-to-gravity ratios.
Evaluated the tensor framework using numerical simulations of two-phase displacement in ripple-bedded geologic formations displaying strong crossflow and lamina-scale oil trapping.
Incorporation of off-diagonal tensor terms successfully captured dynamic multi-phase crossflow and fine-scale capillary trapping within laminated structures.
Phase permeability tensors proved essential for accurately reproducing vertical flow dynamics on coarse grids when gravity forces significantly influence fluid displacement.

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Numerical simulation demonstrates accurate vertical flow modeling in heterogeneous porous media, indicating that phase permeability tensors capture essential gravity and crossflow effects.

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Pickup et al. (1996) studied this question.

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Numerical simulation demonstrates accurate vertical flow modeling in heterogeneous porous media, indicating that phase permeability tensors capture essential gravity and crossflow effects.

The Scaleup of Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media Using Phase Permeability Tensors

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